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THE ADMIRAL LORD ST. VINCENT, SAINT OR TYRANT?
NELSON'S PATRON AND FIRST SEALORD |
| By: |
James D.G. Davidson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
184415386X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844153862 |
| Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
8 February, 2006 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
About John Jervis, who became Admiral Lord Vincent, makes compelling reading. St Vincent was a major and positive influence on the career of Nelson. This biography paints a vivid picture of the Royal Navy at the height of its power - in the age of Hornblower. |
| Synopsis: |
This biography of John Jervis, who became Admiral Lord Vincent, makes compelling reading. It throws an oblique light on Nelson;s personality. St Vincent, who was born twenty-three years before Nelson, and survived for eighteen years after Trafalgar, fundamentally influenced the younger man;s career despite the two men being diametrically different characters. Yet without him, Nelson;s genius might have been submerged by professional jealousy or emotional fragility.It was St Vincent;s strategy and preparation which positioned Nelson to win his three famous victories, but St Vincent himself made vital contributions not only to the defeat of Napoleon but to the well-being of the Royal Navy. Before he became First Lord of the Admiralty, the Navy had been severely weakened by corruption in the dockyards, nepotism in appointments and the appalling conditions under which the seamen lived and worked. St Vincent deserves the profound gratitude of the Nation; not only for enabling Nelson to exercise his tactical brilliance, but also for the role he played in preventing Napoleon from invading the British Isles. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrated B&W Photos |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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